Hacker News with Generative AI: Sahara Desert

Once lush Sahara was home to a surprisingly unique group of humans (sciencealert.com)
Currently a harsh, arid sandscape, it's hard to believe the Sahara was once studded with sparkling water bodies that nourished lush green savannas. But the remains of human pastoralists and their livestock have been found in the region's rock shelters.
Sahara Desert, Archaeology, History, Climate Change
143 points by gmays 16 days ago | 32 comments
Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century (theguardian.com)
Dramatic pictures have emerged of the first floods in the Sahara in half a century.
Climate Change, Weather, Africa, Sahara Desert
8 points by prmph 197 days ago | 0 comments
An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green (cnn.com)
Weather, Climate Change, Africa, Sahara Desert
6 points by thunderbong 198 days ago | 1 comments
A Deluge for the Sahara (nasa.gov)
The Sahara Desert is renowned for its barren, arid landscapes that, in some areas, receive just a few inches (tens of millimeters) of rain per year. Still, when it rains in the world’s largest non-polar desert, it can most certainly pour.
Weather, Sahara Desert, Climate, Geography
7 points by csomar 221 days ago | 0 comments